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### judith Enck , Administrator U
. S. Environmeotal Prolcct.ion Agency Region 

### II 290 BroaLiway 

### New York, NY 10007 -1866 Re : Nomjnation tor N ational Priorities Lis t of Superfund Site.
. Mansfic1d Trail Dump Site, Byraro Township


### Dcar Administrat or Enclc: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) nominates the Mansfi.eld Tr3il Oump in Byrom Township , Su ss ex CUuQlyfor inclusion on the National PriQritics List (NPL) of Superfund sites. The Mansfield Trail Dump site 

### con!rists of waste dispo sal 

### and ground watet contaminariun areas 

### affected by trichloroethylene 

### (TeE)
. Specifically, the site includes 

### vacant land parcels where 

### the waste d i sposal 

### aTea was recently discovered 

### and nearby 

### private residences 

### where potable w e lls nnd indoor 

### aiT quality have been advascly affected 

### by 470Wld WCltet' eonuuniDation emanating from the waste disposaJ area . OfP 

### Tecommends the U
. S. Environmental P rotectlnn Agency (EPA) Region TI's Emergency and Ranedia l Response Division act tm this request during Federdl 

### FjscaJ Year 

### 2010
. A s pan of an EPA grant-funded investigation m September 2:009, DEP found PCl"t.'C1II kv\:ls (If Tel: in soil on 

### th e vacanlland parcels that is an ongoing**~ourc e**  [0 ground 

### water conramination aftCcting a residentiat neighborhood of the townsbip
. EPA bec.ame aware of the 

### TeE contamination w h en DEP submitted the**wa..~e** disposal and 

### ground water 

### contaminatioD
. area for fcderall;'eTno\'al action consideration in a letter dated October 16, 2009
. EPA' s Removal Action Branch is 

### assessing the 

### waste di,po'saJ areas of the 

### site and began an inte grated a..'l.sessment in 2010. Oue to the 

### Jade of a respons ible 

### p3tty and )Scope (\fremedi al wor k. 

### anticipated to i nve:;;tig81e and clean up the waste disposal area, as well as to protect residents' health 

### by ensuring safe water to drink and clean air 

### to breathe., 

### it is i:'Ipptopriate that the .site b e proposl!d for the NPL.2:0· d % 5€. 

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### The 

### TeE contamination constitutes a health 

### risk: under- the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response , Compeosation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) tt) 

### nearby residents through expos1ltc to contam.insted drinkiDg water from potable well s and contaminated indoor air in residential**~truerores** 

### frorn vapor intrusion. Specifically, nearly 20 residential homes 

### in a Byram Township neighborhood alons Brookwood 

### a.nd Ross roads alrc3d.y have been imp3.Cted by tht! 

### TeE ooDtamination
. Moreover, unlimited site 

### access to the soil contamination i n 

### this area prestnts a potential direct contact threat to persons that OJay venture off a b i ke path (named Mansfield Trail) that 1'\l.rI $ 

### alons 3­ 

### boundary of the site , which connects along 

### :a**~cnway** 

### to two local public schools. DEP appreciates lhe oppommity to participate in the decision

-mak.ing process to nominate this site for NPL Slatus 

### and is lookinS forwa.rd · to future cooperation with EPA duril\g n:mtdial work at 

### the**~ite.** 

### If you have any**'lu~tion!',** 

### please call ml! at 609-292-2885
. 

# s;JtlV**fs~M rin**  Commis sioner


# c: George Pavlou, Deputy Adminisrroltor. EPA Region**l~** 

### Irene Kropp
. 

### Deputy Commissioner, DEP

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